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Largest Arab population, North Carolina counties · 2020

North Carolina counties ranked by the number of residents who are Arab ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 33 counties in North Carolina that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 33 is 30.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPARAB POPULATIONVS 2010

01Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831,861−66%

02Guilford County, NCNC562,234988−36%

03Wake County, NCNC1,257,235786−88%

04Forsyth County, NCNC401,718432−55%

05Onslow County, NCNC217,175267−51%

06Wilson County, NCNC81,150244−58%

07Wayne County, NCNC122,278201−21%

08Cumberland County, NCNC338,473151−75%

09Durham County, NCNC347,240148−82%

10Orange County, NCNC152,498139−78%

11Nash County, NCNC99,36568−89%

12Robeson County, NCNC119,94166−82%

13Sampson County, NCNC61,50456−76%

14Jackson County, NCNC45,03937−55%

15New Hanover County, NCNC245,95935−93%

16Alamance County, NCNC186,17732−88%

17Granville County, NCNC61,42130−79%

18Johnston County, NCNC256,44828−95%

19Henderson County, NCNC122,37528−22%

20Pitt County, NCNC182,93626−97%

21Pender County, NCNC72,11121−72%

22Watauga County, NCNC54,78620−84%

23Vance County, NCNC42,63817−45%

24Buncombe County, NCNC277,41714−97%

25Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72514−95%

26McDowell County, NCNC45,19814−30%

27Carteret County, NCNC70,46913−92%

28Halifax County, NCNC46,53413−93%

29Harnett County, NCNC150,13711−88%

30Stanly County, NCNC68,8305−97%

31Alexander County, NCNC36,9584–

32Brunswick County, NCNC174,7022−98%

33Haywood County, NCNC63,3692–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS